Online course
Plant Breeding, tailor-made learning
for professionals
Are you looking for more theoretical background on plant
breeding? This online course offers six modules, including
basic, more complex breeding and selection methods,
new technological developments, and insight in
underlying biological concepts. This programme offers
you a lexible learning process with the possibility to
compose your own learning path by following one or
more modules. It is ideal for professionals and enables
you to study the learning materials at your own pace and
place.
This course is developed by experts from Wageningen
University & Research (WUR). The modules have been
successfully followed by a worldwide broad audience and
are well-rated.
Target group
Professionals in plant breeding and related companies and
research institutes. It is assumed that the participant has
knowledge at BSc level of plant sciences, genetics or biology by
education or work.
Results
Successfull completion of all modules of the online course Plant
Breeding provides you with a concise overview of basic
principles of plant selection and principles associated with
genetic markers, linkage mapping, QTL-analysis, resistance
against pathogens, F1 hybrids, mutation breeding and breeding
for quality aspects.
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Location Individual Self-paced
Online
Duration Variable per module
Supervisory Dr. Jan-Kees Goud &
lecturer Dr. Arnaud Bovy
Wageningen Plant Research
Our approach
This course is an online self-study
programme, 24/7 available to study at your
own pace. The learning material consists of
built-in text and figures, supported by
self-tests, assignments and knowledge clips
(only module 6). The possibility to compose
any combination of modules (all or a
selection of single modules) enables you to
repair specific knowledge deficits.
Participants can consult the supervisory
lecturers by email.
Optional: exam and certificate
with study credits
Each module can be completed by doing an
(online) exam. Upon successfully
completing, a certificate is issued, this is
designed for a business environment and
gives no immediate rights to apply towards
a formal degree programme on a university.
 Practical information

The course fee is € 495.- for M1,

€ 695.- for M2, € 95.- for M3,
€ 495.- for M4, € 495.- for M5
and € 495.- for M6.
Price exam (optional): € 195.-
per examination date.
You receive a personal account
valid for a 1 year period access
to the course on the online
learning platform of WUR.

Programme Individual self-paced course.

You can start at any time.
Plant breeding plays an important role in the development of
plant varieties for food, feed and industrial uses. New varieties Per examination date one or
have to meet current demands regarding yield, disease multiple (online) exams can be
resistance, quality characteristics, salt or drought tolerance and taken. This is optional, for more
suitability for sustainable plant production systems. Plant information on our exam options
breeding involves a variety of aspects, ranging from the you can check the information
molecular level to the population level and requires knowledge on our website.
on the physiology, ecology and genetics of cultivated plants. The
use of various molecular techniques contributes enormously to
the rapid identification of genes for natural resistance and is Registration
essential for accelerating the selection process by marker-
assisted breeding. Register via wur.eu/academy.

The following modules are available:

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• Module 1 Principles of Plant Breeding | 1 ECTS

• Module 2 Marker-assisted selection | 2 ECTS

• Module 3 Resistance to biotic factors | 0.2 ECTS

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• Module 4 F1 hybrids | 1 ECTS
We develop and organise courses for
• Module 5 Mutation Breeding | 1 ECTS professionals, based on Wageningen
University & Research expertise.
• Module 6 Breeding for Quality | 1 ECTS
Contact
More information on the covered topics per module can be wur.eu/academy
downloaded from our website. The study credits (ECTS) differ E info.wageningenacademy@wur.nl
per module; 1 ECTS equals 28 hours of study. T +31 (0)317 - 48 40 93

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